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Re: Dash-9 Diesel Engine
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Date: 
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 04:21:03 GMT
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In article <H9Ax4A.EuK@lugnet.com>, "Robin Werner" <robstormer@cs.com>
wrote:

Robin,

That looks great. There are a lot of things that look cool. A few of the
things that stuck out for me were the upside down brick on the top, the
vents on the top of the back of the engine, and the SNOT cab windows.
Great job on the color scheme, and good try on the plow things on the
front and rear trucks.

It looks like the magnets are attached to the frame and not the trucks,
and it doesn't look like the magnet mounts move. Do you have a problem
with the couplers trying to pull other cars off the track as the engine
goes through curves? (Probably not or you wouldn't build them that way,
right?)

Thanks for sharing,
Chris

[snip]

Here is some info on my version:
Model: General Electric C44-9W (Dash-9)
Railroad: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
Road Number: 1044
Size: 6 studs wide X 42 studs long (magnet to magnet) X 10 bricks tall
Power: one 9V train motor (a second motor can be added)

Here are some images on BrickShelf:

Dir after moderation:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=32254

Deep links:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_1.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_2.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_3.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_4.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_5.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_6.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_7.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_8.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gfltc/dash9/bnsf_c44-9w_9.jpg

Let me know what you think...

Robin W
GFLTC - www.gfltc.org



Message has 2 Replies:
  RE: Dash-9 Diesel Engine
 
Robin, As others have said, Beautifully done! I'm curious how you got the vents at an angle like that. Looks like about a half stud in height above the side. I did realize that there are light gray sides to the trucks. Very nice. Devin Holmes (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Dash-9 Diesel Engine
 
(...) Thanks, the cab windows still need a little work, it would be a lot better if it was orange, but I don't think we will see train windshields in orange:( So I will switch to dark gray when the new sets come out and make a twin. I'm not real (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)

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  Dash-9 Diesel Engine
 
Train fans, Just completed construction on my new C44-9W (Dash-9) Diesel Engine. This six wide MOC of a BNSF Engine was inspired by the February issue of Trains Magazine with it story titled Blank Bullets. The Blank Bullets story features many great (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains) !! 

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